2026 NFL Draft: Cowboys, Jaguars lead teams likely to trade down, up
Teams move up and down the draft order every April to secure their favorite prospects. Here are six teams primed for movement in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Every year, the NFL draft offers three days of excitement for avid and casual NFL fans alike. Franchises pick through the next class of star talent to decide which players fit best – and their fans complain or celebrate on social media about their decisions. Teams will tout getting "their guys" in the NFL draft and sometimes it takes a little extra to secure them.
Jacksonville made a blockbuster trade in last year's draft to move up to the No. 2 overall pick to select Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter . That kind of movement is to be expected every year.
The question is figuring out which teams will do it. Any team can be a contender to move up or down come draft days. Some of them are better suited for each of those outcomes thanks to draft capital (either more or less than typical), the state of the roster or both.
Here are three teams which are likely to trade up in the 2026 NFL Draft and three we think are trade down candidates: NFL draft: Teams most likely to trade up Pittsburgh Steelers The Steelers are armed with a league-high 12 draft picks in 2026. That’s a bit antithetical for a team expected to retain a quarterback entering his age-43 season. Half of Pittsburgh’s dozen picks are from Round 2 through Round 4.
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